Support for furnace arches



June 9; 1925.

C. F. WAGNER SUPP-CRT FOR FURNACE ARCHES 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 8,1921 gwuantoz June 9, 19.25-

C. F. WAGNER 311 3 51 FOR FURNACE ARCHES 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented JuneUNITED STATES CHAR-LES F. WAGNER, OF ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY.

SUPPORT FOR FURNACE ARCHES.

Application filed July 8,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES F. VVAGNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Atlantic City, in the county of Atlantic and State of NewJersey, have invented new and useful Supports for Furnace Arches, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for supporting furnace arches of thesuspended type.

It is an object of the present invention to provide hollow supportingbeams which are water cooled, all of the beams supporting the arch beingconnected so that a constantcirculation of water can be set up and theburning of the beams prevented.

Another object is to provide water cooled beams which can be substitutedreadily for the solid beams heretofore employed, the water used forcooling these beams being carried off in a heated condition so that itcan be used for various purposes, such as preheating the feed water,etc.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as'thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope ofwhat is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionshown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.-

In said drawings Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through a portion ofa furnace showing an arch supported by a beam such as constitutes thepresent invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged section on line 22, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an elevation of one of the. hangers, adjacent parts beingshown.

Fig. 4: is a section on line 4-4, Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates hollowbeams having longitudinal depressions 2 in the sides thereof adjacentthe lower faces of the beams so that when the furnace brick or tile Tare to be supported they can be slid along the bottom portions of thesebeams, there being 1921. Serial No. M53338.

inwardly extending portions T on the tile or brick for extending intothe depressions 2 and thus holding the beams and tile interlocked. Tilehave heretofore been mounted in the same manner upon solid beams and inpractice the hollow beams can be made or proportioned so as to beengaged by tile of standard sizes although specially constructed tilecan be used or, if necessary, the inwardly extending portions T ofstandard tile can be partly broken away to receive the reduced portionsof the beams between them.

The beams are connected by pipes 3 leading from any suitable source ofwater sup ply and to any desired point of use so that a constantcirculation of water can be set up within and between the beams with theresult that they will be kept cool. The upper ends of the beams can beshaped like the ordinary supporting beams and are held in place by meansof hangers 4: adjustably mounted in plates 5 arranged between andbearing on girders or beams 6 forming part of the furnace structure. Ifdesired one of the pipes 3 can constitute part of the supporting means,this pipe being engaged by the hangers as shown in Figure 8.

A hollow bracket support 7 can be supported beyond and below the lowerend of each beam 1, these castings being connected by pipes 8 so that acirculation of water can be set up through the castings. These bracketsupports, like the beams 1, have grooves 9 in the sides thereof adjacenttheir inner or active edges so that the tile or brick T can be threadedonto said edge portions of the bracket supports.

By supporting the tile from water cooled members the objectionablefeatures heretofore present in furnaces of the suspended arch type areeliminated and the danger of the arch caving in or becoming undulywarped is practically eliminated.

What is claimed is In a furnace structure a hollow bracket supporthaving grooves in opposed faces thereof, hollow beams separate from butsupported adjacent the bracket support, said beams having grooves in theopposite faces thereof, pipes connecting the bracket supports, pipesconnecting the beams, tiles projecting into the grooves in the bracketsupports and beams and held aasembled by enture in the presence of twoWitnesses.

agement therewith, and. en supports coni tlected to a pipe of each beamfor support- CHARLES WAGNER 6 ing those endsof the hollow gbeams remoteWitnesses:

from the bracket supports. RALPH E. BRoDE, In testimony that I claim theforegoing JENNIE CABEN.

as my own, I have hereto af ixed my signa-

